Marking implement for green clay articles.



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I citi'zenfof the United States, residig vat Na- Clay Articles I lcarrying on its periphery th clay., the imp :especially with the name or other identifying f plastic condition, such asl the like. i I andespecially where theyfare :produced by puttin up longlengthsfof the ygreen` stock has been made to counteract this difculty" butthe'resul't is not satisfactory.. ss

- l markingimpleme'nt having-its impression-sar,

face f surface of; reen clay throlighlan interposed the clay Fig. 2,'`a vertical' sectional viewoi the implement separate from thel machme;

-speciication.. L invention'relates more particularly lto v' stamp o i" the manufacturer;

latter emerges from the mach my im roved markingfimplement in its 'ferred orm .attached tothe vdieend of. a "press from kwhich clay in the form offalong JOYENQQNAriaiiviLLE,fintnv'oisfff 'j Fon' . MABKING"lMPLEQME'Nr yBe it known that I, EnNEsr'VoN/Ovniv, a

erville, in thecounty of Dupage and State of mois, lhave .invented a new and vuseful I m-Qf .provement in Marking Implements for Greeniof which. the followingis afj .an improvement inv means for marking, more character of the'` in an'ufactnrer,4 the lsurf aces.

y 4tilinghfbrlck, and- I'n the manufacture of such articles,

forced into direct contact clay. Owing through the mediumof an' automatically,-op'.-` erating brush yfor cleaning --the implement i My primaryobjectistO overcome these obj ect1ons,'-aand 'I accomplish by providinga rovided with' a covering of 4 oil-absorbing oth through which vthe impression made on i the clay lor operating .against the strip of suc cloth., j f

- My invention is' illustrated- `in theaccompanying drawings, in Which- Figure 1 shows `bya view in sideV elevation( tubular-.len th .is shown` to be emerging, they implementeing represented Qn'the machine i in position to make operative contact W1thv and Fig.` 3, a perspective view ofthe same, showing certain'- parts broken 'f away to d1s' close otherwise coveredvfeaturesvand 1llus Specicationof LettersPa'rent. v l, :Applicatnled NovemberlLlQ flengthBcfla in plastic condition'is l l. iasemerging in the direction indicated by the? lengths," the. outer en roller Dby s ewin 05'.'- serrure. asf/,0.91.

ltrate the c ment ofv the device.- 1

JA isv the 'dieend of 'a'cla press fofga knownv or suitable construction clay into, tubular or 'solid lengths arrowT O11 F ig. 1 .to'be cut'upinto' drain-tile Vor roller havingon its periphery th'ele-tters,'f-I marks, or characters D', preferablyinrelief,

vto be impressed ijn/the clay". 'lhe'wheel D is 7o' j journaled on asu'pport or handle,shownfasa :i .pair of arms D2, between'and-il'iear"the 'outer' T -ends of which the .roller 'is journaled and -the f oppositeends of which are pivoted 'to ahorilzontal arm A', end of the mac in'e to causethe'frollerto extend byfor'ceofgravity into the path "of `the clay as itemerges from the inaclii1ie;'g'Pivl oted tothe -armsA D?. nearv their centers:fa `.:e`

farms D?, carrying'between-them-a'ndf'iiearfq "1 Atheir outer en dsvanl o ili'ng,wheeler"roller` D, f x whichfnorrnally bears againstthe periphery fof ,the roller-. Dfandis-covered as to v'its 13e-, f

ripherywith apad d. of 'oil-absorbing-matesif y =rialfformed,preferably, ofv severalfwinding's 85-` 'l of as'trip of cotton liannel. `The.."peripheryof. f

the'rolle'r D isprovided with a comparatively3V loosefthin strlp or covering of-` oil-,absorbing i fy material d,suchas-clotl1, andpr'eferablycotff' ,tonfanneLy ith its" roughened surface out'- 91o of :the marking-lrolle'rvwit'h the clay..a s it *emerges from the mahinaffthe rollerrDipresSff. -Y A `ing against `the clay `-to .make tlie--impreSSiQ `by gravity. As the roller D revolves the cov yering d, Which is lalways interposedbetween roo the legend matter'upon it andthe clay',zis conjs. stantly oiled from the Oil-supplyrollerD4,

Vwhich prevents the cloth from-adheringl to.l

the clay. It will benoted that while the i cloth prevents the characters onftheiivheel: 105 IJ vfromcontacti'ng directly Withtheclay itzneverthelesspermitsof the making ofa' clearicut f 'y I i Y im res'sio'n'therein' through the cloth. t

` 'llhe gist of my'in'ventionlies'inproviding. .v f

ythe .oil-absorbin cover on or under-'the leg-4 A1ro v endl-bearing sur acc ofthe bodyof a marking implement for` `groen clay articlesv wherebyl 'fr forming' 6 projecting.I from lthe discharge 7 5f f the clogging referred to is avoided, and this Whether the .implement be in the form of a lWheel automatically actuated, vas shown and described, or' .provided .with a handle\ foi" manual o eration or Whether it be of other suitable orm, although the Wheel form is preferred, and the provision for automatic oiling is an important adjunct, and its preferred form is that illustrated. i

What I claim as-new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A marking implement for green clay articles, comprising a body provided with a legend-bearing surface, anda covering of oil-absorbing material secured to said body to extend over ysaid surface and through which the impression is made.

' 2. A marking implement for green clay articles, comprising a roller carrying legend matter on its eriphery and provided with a covering of o' -absorbing material secured to .I l the roller to extend over said periphery and through Which the impression is made.

3. "marking implement for green clay articles," comprising a roller carrying levend matter on its periphery and a covering of oilabsorbing cloth seWed through the roller to extend over said periphery and through which the impression is made.

4. "A marking implement for green clay articles, comprising a roller carrying legend matter on its peri hery and provided With'a support, and an oi -absorbing covering of cotton flannel fastened to the roller to extend over said periphery and through which the impression is made.

5. A marking implement for green clayarlticles comprising, in combination, a roller carrying legend matter on its periphery and provided with a eripheral covering of oil-absorbingv materialpthrougn Which the impression is made and means for automatically supplying oil to said coverin 6. A marking implement for green clay articles, comprising, in combination, a roller the planethrough which said 7. A marking implement for green clay articles comprising, in combination, a roller carrying legend matter on its eriphery and provided with a support on which it is journaled and with a thin coverin ing cloth extending about saidgperiphery and through which the impression is made, and an oiling device consistin of a roller provided with an oil-absorbing par? and a support onwhich said oiling-ro ler is journaled and which is pivotally connected with said first-named support to cause the pad of the oiling roller to bear against the covering on the marking-roller.

S. In combination with a machine of the character described, a marking implement comprising a roller provided with legend matter on its periphery and having a covering of oil-absorbing material extending about said periphery and through which the impression is made, said roller being pivotally mounted on said machine to extend into the path of the material emerging therefrom.

9. In combination with a machine lof the character described, a marking implement comprising a roller provided with legend matter on its periphery and having a thin coverinfr of oilabsorbing cloth fastened to the ro ler and loosely extending about said periphery, a support for said roller, on which it about its peri hely is ]Ournaled, pivotally connected with said machine to suspend said roller in the path of the material emerging from said machine, and an oiling device consisting of a roller provided with an oil-absorbing pad about its periphery.

and a su port on which said loiling-ro ler 1s journalerf) and which is pivotally connected with said first named support to cause the pad ofthe oiling roller to bear against the covering on the marking-roller.

10. In combination with a machine of the character described, means for marking the green clay emerging therefrom, comprising a roller provided with legend matter on its periphery and a strip of thin oil-absorbing cloth interposed between the roller-periphery and so emerging. I A

ERNEST VON OVEN.

In presence of- J. H. LANDES, M. S. MACKENZIF clay moves in 

